Assistant Headteacher
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Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
5 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £52,074.00 - £57,482.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Job Title: Assistant Head teacher
Reports to: Head teacher
Salary: Leadership L5 - L9
Hours: As per teachers’ pay andconditions
StartDate September 2024
Main Purpose
The assistant headteacher will support the headteacher in:
Communicating the school’s vision compellinglyand supporting the headteacher’s strategic leadership
The day-to-day management of the school
Formulating the aims and objectives of theschool
Establishing policies for achieving these aimsand objectives
Managing staff and resources to that end
Monitoringprogress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
This will be a class-based post. School teachers are required tocarry out the duties set out in the Teachers Pay and Conditions document.
This job description reflects the national teacher standards forqualified teacher status. It may be amended at any appropriate time, followingconsultation between the head teacher and teacher, and will be reviewed annually.Priorities relating for performance managements objectives will be identifiedin the performance management documentation.
Leadership time will be allocated in order to carry out theresponsibilities of the post.
They may also be required to undertake any of the duties delegatedfrom the headteacher.
Qualities
The assistant headteacherwill:
Uphold public trust in school leadership andmaintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
Build positive and respectful relationshipsacross the school community
Serve in the best interests of the school’spupils
Have anexcellent understanding of the needs of autistic pupils with additionallearning needs
Schoolculture and behaviour
Under the directionof the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
Create a culturewhere pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
Uphold educationalstandards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phaseof education and life
Ensure a culture ofstaff professionalism
Encourage highstandards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that areunderstood by staff and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in schoolconduct.
Teaching,curriculum and assessment
Under thedirection of the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
Establish andsustain high-quality teaching across subjects and phases, based on evidence
Ensure the teachingof a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
Establish curriculumleadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access toprofessional networks and communities
Use valid, reliableand proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understandingof the curriculum
Promote a cultureand practices that enables all pupils to access the curriculum
Have ambitiousexpectations for all pupils
To use effectivemethods of monitoring pupil progress and using information to establish arelevant curriculum
Make sure the schoolworks effectively with parents, carers and professionals to identify additionalneeds and provide support and adaptation where appropriate
Make sure the schoolfulfils statutory duties regarding the SEND Code ofPractice.
OrganisationalManagement and school improvement
Under thedirection of the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
Establish andoversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
Ensure staff andpupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, aspart of duty of care
Ensure rigorousapproaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk
Ensure effective useof budgets and resources
Identify problemsand barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvementthat are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
Make sure theseschool improvement strategies are effectively implemented
Staff managementand professional development
Under thedirection of the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
Work with thegoverning board as appropriate
Ensure the schooleffectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworksand meets all statutory duties
Work successfullywith other schools and organisations
Maintain workingrelationships with fellow professionals and colleagues to improve educationaloutcomes for all pupils
Governance, accountability and working in partnership
- Under the direction of the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
- Work with the governing board as appropriate
- Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
- Work successfully with other schools and organisations
- Maintain working relationships with fellow professionals and colleagues to improve educational outcomes for all pupils
Assessment
Theassistant headteacher will:
Lead on thewhole-school assessment strategy, ensuring it is rigorous, well-evidenced andis easy to communicate to pupils and parents
Track and analyse pupil performance data, paying particular attention to disadvantaged groupssuch as those eligible for the pupil premium for example
Plan interventionsfor those pupils who are not progressing involving other agencies wherenecessary
Provide training andsupport for teachers and support staff on administering the assessment systemeffectively
Please notethat this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility ofthe role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the assistant headteacherwill carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriateto the level of the role.
An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
This post is exempt from the provisions of theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment to this post is subject to anenhanced DBS disclosure which confirms the appointee is not on the Children’sBarred list being obtained. If you are shortlisted you will be asked todisclose any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not"protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) – a failure to do so is likely toresult in dismissal should it later be discovered. Any information given will be treatedentirely as confidential and will be considered only in relation to thisapplication.
Personal Specification
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Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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